Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-04-01
TRACK TALK.
C.. h. 4 q. orders as to Interstate
Commerce---Other Railway News
Of General Interest.
INTER- STATE COMMERCE.

Division Agent Mack, of the c., b d
O., this morning received the following
circular from General Freight Agent
Ripley, concerning interstate commerce
live up to the spirit as well as the letter
of the law, and to this end it is important
that you should read and clearly under |
stand it's provisions. Your attention is |
particularly called to sections as follows:
Section l. The law applies only on
business carried between any station in
one state and any station in another |
state. 1t does not apply on business car
RED from one place to another in the |
same state.
Section f. 1t will not be necessary for |
local agents to consider this section of
the law, as rates will be printed and pro-
vided in conformity with it. 1t means,
however, that We must not charge more
from Galesburg TO Creston. than we do
from Gales5urg to Council Bluffs-the
lesser distance, Gslesburg to Creston, be.
ing included in the greater distance,
Galesburg to Council Bluffs. We can,
however. charge more from Galesburg to
Fontanelle than from Galesburg to Coun
Gil Bluffs, because the lesser distance,
Galesburg to Fontanelle, Is not all in
cluded IN the greater distance, Galesburg
to Council Bluffs. We must not, how
ever, charge more from Galesburg to
Fontanelle than Galesburg to Cumber-
land, as the lesser distance, in this in
stance, is included in the greater.
Section 6. This is the most im>
portant section to local agents, and their
particular attention is called TO it. Note
particularly what this section says in
regard TO advancing rates, fares and
charges. All changes will be sent out
in time, and local agents must see to it
that all changes increasing the ciassitica
ton or rates must be filed for public in
spection ten days before the increase
goes into effect. If the increase is made
by complete notice, entirely suppressed
ing another, this notice must be filed with
the other for ten days before it becomes
effective, and on the day it takes effect
| tue Olu HOtlSt D1uob NC Hittlui dn Ii dut iC
placed by the new. If the increase is
made BY special circular, making but
two or three changes in notice, the cir
cular must be placed with the rate notices
ten days before it becomes effective
| When changes are made IN rate
or classification, involving a decrease
in same, the rule given above will apply,
except that it is not Necessary TO file the
decrease ten days before it goes into eff
| feet. 1t will be enough to make the
change as above on the day the change
goes into effect, and agents must see to it
that this is done. Note that it is uulaw>
full to charge any more or less than is
named in the tariff rate or classification
notice. The term filing for public in>
spection' does not mean that all tariffs
must be so filed, but only interstate tar
IFS between points on the c., B. & O. +.
Il. (including in this case the 3. & NJ. Il.
K. Il. in Neb.l Neither is it necessary
that these tariffs be kept in the waiting
room of stations nor in that part of the
freight house commonly used by the
public. 1t will be sufficient if the local
tariffs above mentioned are kept correct
and are Ii portable and convenient shape
fer inspection by any person desiring to
do so and making known his wishes.
Section TO- Mote that this section
makes each local agent personally re.
sponsible, and liable to the penalties OF
the law far violation of any kind of its
provisions.
NEWS CINDERS
The demand for cars was never ST
great as at present. The inter state com
merce bill is the cause of this, for the
shippers wish to ship everything in Sigh
before the bill goes into effect, April 4
Oliver Fellows, for twenty five years {
passenger train conductor between Dav,
export and Chicago on the c., r. l. & p
has been promoted to the position OF
depot master in The main depot in Chi
cago, succeeding Chas. Wheeler a for
mcF Rock Island conductor who has
resigned
Agent Cook of the c., r. |. & P, ha
information that on Sunday morning
April 3. the Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska
railway will put regular passenger train
on its lines out of s.. Joseph, which
will run as far as the track has beer
laid. The train on the Northwestern
line will run in IS far as Hebron, Neb
1870 miles from 81. Joseph. and the on,
on the Southwestern line will go as ia
as Topeka. There will be one train
day over each line In the meantim
the c., r. I. & p. is busy grading an
laying track southwest from Topek
toward Wichita and west from Hebron
toward Denver The trains above namei
connect at the union depot in ST. 10
with the c., K. |. & p. 10 and fror
Rock Island
The actual length of c.. B. & @. roa
in operation December 81, 1886. was 4,
036 miles, against 3 $40 miles Decembc
81, 1SS5-an increase of 800 miles. Til
average number of miles operated by til
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railros
company in 1886 was S.743, against 8
53l the year before. The gross earning
per mile of road operated were 81, $40
in 1856. against $500 90 in 1885. Til
net earnings per mile in 1886 were SO
II 269 90, against So, 43S 81 in 1885. Til
percentage of operating expenses, incluC
ing taxes to gross earnings in 1886 ws
f 54.22 against 81 25 per cent. in 1885
S The properties controlled by this con
y pany, whose operations are not embrace
in this report, show an increase in M
i surplus for the year of about $500 00t